Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney announced $587,761 in federal funding for the Greater Binghamton/Edwin A. Link Field Airport (BGM), located in Broome County. The funding is awarded through a grant allocated by the Department of Transportation (DOT) under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The grant will fund the acquisition of 12 sets of replacement personal protective equipment, 12 sets of replacement self-contained breathing apparatus and a replacement aircraft rescue and fire figh...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) and Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) introduced a bipartisan Resolution Condemning Sexual Abuse and Exploitation by UN Peacekeepers. Over the past decade, allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation launched against UN peacekeepers have become increasingly frequent. Although this is not the norm, a recent AP report found that over the last 12 years, an estimated 2,000 allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation have been made against UN peacekeepe...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney released the following statement on President Trump’s proposed budget: “I came to Washington with the mission to reform our federal government and eliminate wasteful Washington spending and this remains my goal. Decades of bloated budgets and a lack of fiscal accountability are why our country is inching closer to a debt of nearly $20 trillion. However, my commitment to government reform does not change the fact that I represent a region of the country that h...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY—22) announced the passage of seven bills that will enhance care for veterans and reform processes at the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that veterans receive care in a timely manner. “Every day I hear from veterans across the 22nd District who are unable to access the care they desperately need. Throughout the past years, the VA has fallen behind in providing timely, high quality care to our nation’s heroes. Our veterans should never die waiting...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) announced the passage of bipartisan bills aimed at strengthening protections for victims of human trafficking and sexual abuse. On Monday the House passed three bills that Tenney cosponsored: H.R. 1862 the Global Child Protection Act of 2017, H.R. 1842 the Strengthening Children’s Safety Act of 2017, H.R. 883 the Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017. Human trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery that affects millions of people around the world ea...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY—22) announced the passage of five bills that will provide our law enforcement officers with the resources necessary to carry out their duties effectively while honoring the sacrifices they make to keep us safe. To recognize National Police Week, the House passed five pro-police bills. H.R. 1892, the Honoring Hometown Heroes Act- This bill allows a state’s governor to order the American flag to be flown at half-staff to honor a first responder who dies in ...
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Representatives Chris Collins (NY-27), John Katko (NY-24), Claudia Tenney (NY-22) and Elise Stefanik (NY-21) are urging Governor Cuomo to take swift action in requesting the assistance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to deliver relief to Lake Ontario shoreline and St. Lawrence River property owners. In a letter to the Governor released today, the Representatives who all represent shore areas, called on Cuomo to comply with the federal Stafford Act and make the initial request ...
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Today, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) joined Congressman John Katko (NY-24) to invite the Secretary of the United States Air Force, Heather Wilson, to Central New York to tour the Air Force assets the 22nd and 24th Congressional Districts. In a letter to the newly confirmed Air Force Secretary, Tenney and Katko detailed the importance of the region’s Air Force assets and the value these installations provide to our national security. Central New York is home to three Air Force installatio...
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Pictured in Photo: Rep. Claudia Tenney, James Christian- Town of Paris Supervisor, Gilda Ward- Guilford Town Councilwoman, Brian Scala- Town of Marcy Supervisor, Vincent Bono- Vice Chairman Herkimer County Legislature, Don Ryan- Mayor of New Hartford, Richard Flisnik- Oneida County Legislator District 8, Lorriane Padavan- Town of Vienna Deputy Supervisor, Mark Scimone- Madison County Administrator, Peter Manno- Herkimer County Legislator, Jeffery Daniels- Oneida County Legislator District 18 To...
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Today Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) released the following statement responding to the firing of FBI Director Comey: "There is no doubt that the President of the United States has the authority to fire the FBI Director. President Trump is not the first President, nor will he be the last, to remove an FBI Director. The FBI Director serves at the pleasure of the President, and reports indicate this decision was made in consultation with the Attorney General. It is clear that Director Comey ...
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